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z1ppy on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/4#post-5597374
Sat, 14 Dec 2013 12:26:45 +0000z1ppy5597374@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p><blockquote>Or you could spend £2 more and buy a twin XML oriole from Torchy?</blockquote></p>
<p>Yes, but from his own site he admit it's not as bright as the SSC2, &amp; the Oriole's an ugly lump of metal that I wouldn't want on my head (unlike the SSX2). If you buy a SSX2 from a UK based ebay seller, you 'should' have exactly the same come back for faulty parts, as Torchy, at a much cheaper price (assuming everything works, or is replaced by the seller if it isn't). It's a risk though, and lots of ppl are willing to take it, other aren't.
</p>TurnerGuy on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5597326
Sat, 14 Dec 2013 11:54:24 +0000TurnerGuy5597326@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>I think you will want a decent sized battery so you can run the X2 on max all the time.</p>
<p>I have a Gloworm X2 (1150 proper lumens) and bought the SS X2 head unit for comparison.</p>
<p>The SS X2 light is a little whiter but is not as bright, so maybe pushing 1000 lumens.</p>
<p>The medium mode on the Gloworm X2 is brighter than the medium on the SS X2 and is much more useful, and is what I ride with mostly.</p>
<p>At max mode and with a decent helmet light the SS X2 seems decent. </p>
<p>Note that torchy's picture makes it look less floody than mine appears to be. </p>
<p>But torchy's pictures also make the Fluxient mini torch look better than the lower powered Exposure Joystick, but in reality the Joystick is a better helmet light.
</p>johnnystorm on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5597300
Sat, 14 Dec 2013 11:34:58 +0000johnnystorm5597300@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>And one or two days to get the whole lot from Torchy, where you know what you're getting? As I'm sure you can tell I'm not seeing the amazing bargain here. <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p>legend on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5597188
Sat, 14 Dec 2013 10:26:22 +0000legend5597188@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p><blockquote>while waiting about 6 weeks for the light to come from China.</blockquote></p>
<p>one or two days from UK ebay sellers
</p>johnnystorm on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5597109
Sat, 14 Dec 2013 09:35:41 +0000johnnystorm5597109@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>So the general consensus is spend £13 on a light, £35 on a battery &amp; £10 on a charger while waiting about 6 weeks for the light to come from China. Or you could spend £2 more and buy a twin XML oriole from Torchy?
</p>althepal on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5597059
Sat, 14 Dec 2013 08:34:20 +0000althepal5597059@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>Mine packed up after 3 rides.. was great up to that point. Battery wasnt too bad. Light itself was good. First the left hand Led switched off, then the right one the next day..<br />
Sent it back for repair/replacement so we'll see what they come up with I guess..
</p>tomaso on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5597008
Sat, 14 Dec 2013 02:40:37 +0000tomaso5597008@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>Lamp is good battery or charger is the weak link. Not getting much juice out of "charged" batteries...<br />
Need to see if the other chargers in garage will do rthe trick before buying batteriesMarin on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5590636
Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:37:19 +0000Marin5590636@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>Happy with mine. Now using it as a helmet light. Get about 2 hours on it at varying brightness depending where I am on the ride. Charge it at work from flat to charged in about 2 hours. For the price I'd say it's good.
</p>cloudnine on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5590601
Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:27:53 +0000cloudnine5590601@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p><a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solarstorm-X2-6100mAh-waterproof-battery-pack-box-Panasonic-Keeppower-inside-/121225450273?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&amp;hash=item1c39999321" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solarstorm-X2-6100mAh-waterproof-battery-pack-box-Panasonic-Keeppower-inside-/121225450273?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&amp;hash=item1c39999321</a>
</p>scandal42 on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5590570
Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:14:34 +0000scandal425590570@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>Cheers superfli</p>
<p>Looking to spend no more than 40 - 50 really including a battery that actually works.</p>
<p>Any other recommendations people?
</p>Northwind on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5589493
Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:36:09 +0000Northwind5589493@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>Mine is going well and the original battery's proved... alright, I suppose, decent for a spare but not really very useful for a full ride (especially as I don't find the lower power modes that useful).</p>
<p>But still, I am going back to my MJ872 I think, for the powerful flood and marginally less range, and general higher quality. Will need to do a ride with both to decide. But that's not too harsh a criticism, the 872 is a £80 light after all.
</p>superfli on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5589485
Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:32:53 +0000superfli5589485@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>scandal42, yes that battery will work with the SSx2. I have been using this one as it had Samsung batteries and I was fed up of replacing the cheaper batteries <a href="http://www.bikelightsuk.com/batteries/magicshine_mj6030_samsung_5600mah_rechargeable_battery_P592.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bikelightsuk.com/batteries/magicshine_mj6030_samsung_5600mah_rechargeable_battery_P592.html</a></p>
<p>I've not actually used the battery that came with the SS (or the charger for that matter)
</p>neninja on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5589322
Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:36:14 +0000neninja5589322@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>I bought a Solarstorm for a test and found it was putting out well under 1000 lumens so clearly something wasn't quite right based on feedback here.</p>
<p>I contacted the seller to ask about it and he contacted the factory. The response was 'Actually if you need top quality headlight, you should by Fenix headlight, thanks'. <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_eek.gif" title="8O" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p>tomtomthepipersson on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5589281
Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:25:37 +0000tomtomthepipersson5589281@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>My battery is still performing really well - get 4+ hours on medium and it coped well with 2hrs of mixed hi/med use - dropping just one indicator near the end of the ride. Really impressed with the light over all. </p>
<p>My Joystick on the other hand is going back to Wiggle with a faulty switch <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_sad.gif" title=":(" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p>scandal42 on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5589229
Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:11:13 +0000scandal425589229@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>Would this work?</p>
<p>Or can someone link to a better option for a battery for the Solar storm?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bikelightsuk.com/batteries/magicshine_mj6038_4400_mah_standard_battery_P604.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bikelightsuk.com/batteries/magicshine_mj6038_4400_mah_standard_battery_P604.html</a>
</p>bigdawg on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5589166
Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:50:26 +0000bigdawg5589166@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>got to say ditching the stock battery is pretty par for the course - Ive got the smudge battery and the 4x18650 case - the smudge battery is better just because its more compact but when it starts raining ill use the battery case - only problam Ive had with that though is its just a bit too big for flat top batteries, but nothing a couple of bits of silverfoil doesnt cure.
</p>Garry_Lager on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5589146
Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:44:12 +0000Garry_Lager5589146@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>Looks like my ss battery has packed in - got about 8 rides out of it, ca. 20 hrs.<br />
Failed on a ride by cutting out intermittently - you could unplug and reconnect the battery and it would come on again, then die (battery wasn't hot at all). Won't charge at all now - green light on the charger but nae power in the battery.<br />
Just thought I'd post as an extra data point - I'll prob get one of the batteries referenced above from torchy.
</p>Gary_M on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5531429
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:06:06 +0000Gary_M5531429@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p><em>Anyone know if these will work with a Smudge light battery? </em></p>
<p>Mine does, well it works with the battery from this one.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.mtbbatteries.co.uk/s/cc_images/cache_2420508837.jpg?t=1332161756">
</p>dukeduvet on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5531411
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:58:55 +0000dukeduvet5531411@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>I see torchy now has SSx2 beam shots and comment on his bike light database.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.torchythebatteryboy.com/p/bike-light-database.html">link</a>
</p>ransos on "Solar Storm X2 - Mid term report"http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/solar-storm-x2-mid-term-report/page/3#post-5531404
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:56:17 +0000ransos5531404@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/<p>Anyone know if these will work with a Smudge light battery?
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